Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-20

be false from the peculiar way in which it
hung from his face. He
WAS PERFECTLY COOL
and spoke with voice and air of habitual
command. He seemed to be obeyed with
the utmost alacrity. While one detach-
ment Of the thugs were going through the
express car, some of the others walked
around and talked leisurely with the pas
sengers. One of the robbers said 10 s.
passenger:
"Any tobacker, pard?n
"Nary a scrumption, don't chaw, spec
cislly at SIGH times as this -
"Damn you, get me a chaw anyhow
and gimme that hat of yourn, I've Just
lost mine, said the bandit.
The hat and the tobacco were both
forthcoming.
"Oh, don't you fellers be scared, it is
Jay Gould we are after"
After the robbers got through their lob,
at q word from their leader they ranged
themselves alongside the fence, military
fashion. The leader then ordered the
engineer TO mount the cab.
"NoW, get out OF here, and that quic k!"
said the bandit chief.
command, but opened the throttle and
the cars move1 of as though nothing un-
usual had happened. The robbers also.
QUIETLY DISAPPEARED.
The shooting that was done was as fol-
lows: Before the arrival of the train and
after the bandits had captured the opera
tor they arranged themselves outside the
station and awaited the train as it
atnnnod hafnro fba
gauge track. The colored porter jumped
down to act as 1agman, when he saw the
robbers approaching, and supposing
something wrong the porter halted them.
They instantly began firing on
him with their aWinchesters and six
shooters, but without effect The porter
darted off into the darkness like lightning
About thirty shots were fired at the
porter. II was one of those that struck
Harry Lands.
TRAINMEN INTERvTEwE::
Special to the Gazette
DENIsoN, Tx, May I9-Denisou is
the end of the run for the engineers, fire
men and brakemen on the Missouri
Pacific. The above trio from the robbed
train, which came in this morning from
Austin, were much questioned to-day:
my CloNOI GuoG TuCu LuC IIdlu
stopped at the crossing twenty masked
men ordered the engineer and fireman of,
and placed them in the smoking car. The
conductor and brakemen were already
under guard. The robbers then got on
each side of the train, and fired into the
air to frighteE the passengers, saying
"Keep your head in or get it shot Off"
Harry'Landa of San Antonio was shot
IN laff
asleep a in the sleeper, the only
ordered tHe assenger TO open his
door, but refused, saazssaey hammered in
the door. The messengtN blew out his
lamps and hid in the car, but was over
powered and received several injuries
His pistol and his keys were taken, and
the safe was opened. When the money
was secured the engineer was ordered to
pull out his train, the robbers stating
they did not wish to injure anyone,
they only wanted Jay Gould's
money. The mail train was not mo-
Tested, nor was any attempt made to rob
any passengers, but any one attempting
to come out was made to hear bullets
sing. The telegraph instruments at Nc
Neal were destroyed. The rObbing was
uOue III twenty uluuG0S'
FROM GEORGETOWN.
Special to the Gazette.
GEORGETOWN, TEX, May l9.-Reports
from the McNeal train robbery are rather
vague at this place. The news of the
robbery resched here al about 1880.
A special train left here about
O'Clock taking all of our officers.
Marshal G.. j. Brady and the operator, j.
3. Shea, returned from McNeal on the II
O'Clock train with the news that Captain
Lewis celebrated pack of blood-hounds
had been brought by special train to the
place of the robbery, and had taken the
scent. The employees here are retlcent
over the amount captured by the robbers.
The station agent wss victimized to the
amount of So cents. He had $3.50 in
another pocket, but the robber got his
hand in the wrong one. Nothing hiss
been heard here as to Sheriff olives sue
cess, but the railroad men have con-
fidence in him and say he is on the right
track.